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You have heard of the “Golden Rule.” Rules like this have been floating around long before the time of Christ. There were some that advocated, “Balanced Reciprocity.” That is, do good to others so they might do good to you. Good for good. Treat others well because it will come back to benefit you. Karma. Give to get back. Then there was “Negative Reciprocity.” That is, do not treat others in a way you would not what them to treat you. We may tell our kids, “Would you like it if someone took your lunch money?” Or, “How would you feel if a person said those things about you?” Or, “Wouldn’t you be sad if you were the bus driver and kids acted that way.” Our Lord’s teaching in verse 31 goes beyond both of these. It’s a new imperative that was unheard of at the time, even in the teachings of Judaism. This command would have been bizarre to Luke’s Gentile readers. Unlike the other two rules I mentioned, the “Golden Rule” is positive. This one expects no reward in return from other humans it serves. People are not business deals! Treat others in a way you want them to treat you. So it’s not, “Just don’t pick on that kid, but rather sit with him when he’s alone at the lunch table because that is what you would want if you were in his shoes.”

Randy Smith

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Grilled Fish With Winter Root Slaw

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Import, New, Text	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Sea bass, cleaned gutted
		and scaled
		Salt and pepper
1/4	c	Olive oil
1/2	c	Each julienned carrot
		parsnips and celery root
1/4	c	Walnuts, toasted and
		roughly chopped
3	T	Chervil leaves, plus extra
		sprigs for garnish
2	T	Champagne vinegar
1	t	Walnut oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Light grill or pre-heat broiler. Cut a long slit in flesh of sea bass
on either side of fish. Season each slit with salt, pepper and 1
tablespoon oil. In a bowl toss together julienned vegetables,  walnuts,
chervil leaves, vinegar and walnut oil; season to taste.  Grill fish
for 5 minutes, moving them around a few times to keep from  sticking.
Fillet fish: Starting at top, insert your knife at top fin.  Meat
should separate easily from bones as you work your way down the  fish.
Mound generous portion of slaw on 2 dinner plates and set 2  fillets on
top of each; garnish with chervil sprigs.  Yield: 2 serving Recipe By  
:ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW #EE084  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #277
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 09:07:15 -0500  From: Rowaan
<rowaan@ix.netcom.com>

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